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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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Tag: sleazy

aka Lawrence Block

cover art by Al Rossi

1961 Beacon paperback original

Posted on November 28, 2025November 3, 2025Categories original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags al rossi, beacon paperback, erotica, luric, sheldon lord, sleazyLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block

National Informer Tabloid

1959 (?)

November 11, 2013

Posted on August 28, 2025August 8, 2025Categories spicy, true crimeTags hollywood, lurid, natinoal informer, sleazyLeave a comment on National Informer Tabloid

cover art by Howell Dodd

Gouache on board, 13.25 x 13.5 in. (sight)
Not signed

paperback cover of Free and Easy by Luther Gordon, Ecstasy, 1951.

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, ecstasy novel magazine, howell dodd, lurid, luther gordon, sleazy, smokingLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd
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